Fish and Game officials say parts of Lake Winnipesaukee have dangerous conditions but organizers of the New England Pond Hockey Classic say ice is at least a foot thick where the tournament is being held.

I'M SUZANNE ROANTREE FOR 95.7 WZID. ALL RIGHT. SUZANNE, THANK YOU. THE NEW ENGLAND POND HOCKEY CLASSIC GETS UNDERWAY IN MEREDITH THIS MORNING. AS PLAYERS GET READY TO HIT THE ICE, FISH AND GAME OFFICIALS ARE ISSUING A WARNING. PARTS HAVE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. PICTURES SHOWING A HOLE IN THE ICE. NICK SPINETTO LIVE IN MEREDITH. THERE ARE CONCERNS FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE BIG HOCKEY TOURNAMENT; RIGHT? YES. ABSOLUTELY. UNFORTUNATELY I'M STANDING IN THE AREA WHERE THERE'S NOT THE BIG HOLE OF ICE. I'M STANDING IN THE CENTER OF WHERE THE POND HOCKEY TOURNAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE. IT IS AT LEAST A FOOT THICK. THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR ALL OF THE BIG LAKE. ORGANIZERS OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL POND HOCKEY CLASSIC ANTICIPATE BETWEEN 4,000 AND 6,000 PEOPLE WILL BE ON THE ICE TODAY. THEY ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE CONDITIONS AND THE WAKE OF THE WARNING FROM FISH AND GAME. THERE'S BEEN TRUCKING OUT HERE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF HEAVY MACHINERY. THE ICE IS FAIRLY SAFE. WHENEVER YOU ARE ON THE ICE, YOU NEED TO BE SMART. YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND NOT TREK WHERE PEOPLE HAVEN'T TREKKED. EXPERTS BLAME THE CONDITIONS ON FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURES. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN EXTENDS FROM LAKESHORE PARK IN GILFORD EAST TO WELCH ISLAND AND ACROSS LONG ISLAND IN MOULTONBOROUGH. THE ICE IS ALSO THIN WEST OF THE GILFORD SHORELINE. THE POND HOCKEY CLASSIC GETS UNDERWAY AT 8:00 THIS MORNING. YOU ASKED ME WHERE MY SKATES ARE. I DON'T HAVE THEM. THE ICE IS DEFINITELY THICK OUT HERE. WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE HERE IN MEREDITH BAY FOR THE FIFTH